Marlene Beret - Australian Lambswool Beanie

Transform into a vintage Femme Fatale with the Marlene Beret beanie. Made from premium Australian Lambswool in Melbourne, this handcrafted knit cap adds suave to your Winter wardrobe. Perfect for Autumn/Winter, Christmas gifts, and handmade lovers. Experience Melbourne-made quality with Otto and Spike.

Marlene Dietrich born in Berlin in the 1920's. 

Marlene, bisexual enjoyed a somewhat thriving gay scene in 1920's Berlin. Dietrich defied conventional gender roles - dressing in a top hat and tails to perform 'male' songs, boxing at Sabri Mahir's boxing studio and attending Berlins' drag balls. In 1930, Dietrich starred in 'Morocco' a movie where her character, a cabaret singer kisses another woman whilst dressed in a mans tuxedo. Marlene was a part of a secret society of underground closeted lesbian & bisexual film actresses in Hollywood. This group, affectionately known as 'Marlene's Sewing Circle' was rumoured to include the like of Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert and Edith Piaf to name a few.

~ Made in Melbourne from premium Australian Lambswool.~ Beanie dimensions are L25cm x W25cm.

This hand crafted lambswool knitted beret is sure to add an essence of suave to your Winter wardrobe.

Otto & Spike proudly knit everything in a little factory in East Brunswick.

Otto and Spike has been knitting in Brunswick, Melbourne for around 50 years, creating beautifully made knitwear and accessories from Australian Extra Fine Merino and pure lambswool. The brand is deeply connected to its local roots and to Melbourne life - where a warm beanie or scarf can come in handy whether you’re heading to the footy, wandering the laneways or simply rugging up on a chilly day. While much of Australia’s textile manufacturing has moved overseas,

Otto and Spike is proud to still be designing and producing knitted goods locally in East Brunswick. Their story also grew from a desire not to let beautiful wool go to waste. As local knitting businesses closed and the industry changed, they accumulated surplus yarn in all sorts of colours and quantities. Rather than seeing it end up in landfill, they found ways to incorporate these leftover Australian wools into their collections, with their first five ranges made predominantly from surplus yarn. Today, they continue to reuse leftover wool while also working with additional Australian Merino and lambswool. We love that combination of local craftsmanship, thoughtful design and giving beautiful materials another life - values that make Otto and Spike such a natural fit for Pookipoiga.